JD Gaming 2023 Mid-Season Invitational champions

While JD Gaming continued their superlative form with a win in Game 1, Bilibili rallied in Game 2 thanks to Jinx and their control of the dragons.

But then JD Gaming moved into another gear, as they rushed the final two games in 24 and 22 minutes to clinch the title 3-1 and earn a cool $50,000.

Mid laner Zhuo "knight" Ding was in red hot form in the finals, walking away with the MVP trophy largely thanks to his plays with Jayce.

"It's my birthday tomorrow, and I'm so happy that so many fans came to cheer for us and congratulate us... thank you everyone," he said.

"The reason I picked Jayce was that it has good mid-jungle synergy with Maokai. I know Jayce as a champion very well. I've been playing him since I just became a pro player and even now. I know it well, so that's probably why I played well on Jayce.

"I expected that they might leave Jayce open for me, because my Ahri and Syndra are much stronger."

LCK giants Gen.G and T1 were knocked out in rounds three and four respectively, with T1 claiming third place.